Department of Health and Human Services
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A package of oversight bills was voted out of the House during the early days of the 115th Congress. Some of the bills are similar to previous legislation that didn't make it out of the last session. The bills include more access to information for government watchdogs, as well as protections for whistleblowers.
January 04, 2017 -
The U.S. intelligence community is reportedly prepared to release an estimate on how many Americans are being monitored through online surveillance tools.
December 26, 2016 -
Secretary Sylvia Burwell poses for 381 photos with staff members and their families at the annual HHS Holiday Open House.
December 22, 2016 -
Better relations with Cuba might conjure up images of new travel destinations and great rum. For the Health and Human Services department, it means an opportunity for partnership on public health topics. In fact, a memorandum of understanding between HHS and the Cuban Ministry of Public Health means the two countries are doing just that. Ambassador Jimmy Kolker, the assistant HSS secretary for global affairs, fills in Federal Drive with Tom Temin on how the cooperative relationship will work.
November 29, 2016 -
At first blush a cooperative agreement between HHS and its Cuban counterpart seems absurd, given the shambling condition of Cuba's medical system.
November 29, 2016 -
Sheila Conley, deputy assistant secretary and deputy chief financial officer at the Department of Health and Human Services, is one of 50 new fellows for the National Academy of Public Administration.
November 17, 2016 -
William Gregory Burel, the director of the Division of Strategic National Stockpile for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the Department of Health and Human Services, is one of 50 new fellows for the National Academy of Public Administration.
November 16, 2016 -
Beth Killoran, the Department of Health and Human Services chief information officer, said a new agencywide IT strategic plan will make it easier for agency components to head in the same direction over the next few years.
November 04, 2016 -
Welcome to the #FedFeed, a daily collection of federal ephemera gathered from social media and presented for your enjoyment.
September 15, 2016 -
“Take the successes and challenges as they come. The road to a successful career is not a straight path," said Beth Killoran, chief information officer at Department of Health and Human Services. She spoke with Women of Washington co-hosts Aileen Black and Gigi Schumm.
September 14, 2016 -
The Department of Health and Human Services stood up its Idea Lab in 2013 to establish and build on a culture of innovation within the department.
September 14, 2016 -
Approve of them or not, these vast and Byzantine federal programs at the ground level provide lifelines to millions of people. So summary execution of them is no answer.
September 07, 2016 -
An analysis by Federal News Radio found only a handful of agencies are expected to receive funding to create digital services offices next year, but that may not be a sign of doom for this effort.
September 06, 2016 -
Years after passage and enactment, the ACA is still a prism refracting people's fundamental view of what government should or should not do.
August 29, 2016 -
Earlier this summer, a team of FBI and Health and Human Services investigators completed a long investigation that snared 301 people trying to bilk Medicare out of $900 million. Caryl Bryzmialkiewicz, the chief data officer and assistant inspector general at HHS, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin about how they used data to find the culprits.
August 24, 2016